as in to rein (in)
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Recent Examples of clamp down
Prices are up for everyone at the popular Granada Golf Course in Coral Gables as part of a plan by the city to clamp down on overcrowding, reduce wear and tear of the land, and make more money ahead of pricey renovations.
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
Businesses that are fearful that government regulators and juries will clamp down on their wrongdoing.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The Nuggets don’t need to clamp down like the Oklahoma City Thunder or Detroit Pistons to challenge in the West.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
OpenAI, Anthropic and Alphabet’s Google are working together to clamp down on Chinese competitors extracting results from US artificial intelligence models to gain an edge in the global AI race.
—Marcus Wright, Bloomberg, 7 Apr. 2026
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
Businesses that are fearful that government regulators and juries will clamp down on their wrongdoing.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The Nuggets don’t need to clamp down like the Oklahoma City Thunder or Detroit Pistons to challenge in the West.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
OpenAI, Anthropic and Alphabet’s Google are working together to clamp down on Chinese competitors extracting results from US artificial intelligence models to gain an edge in the global AI race.
—Marcus Wright, Bloomberg, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clamp down
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Mike Conley turned back the clock and hit four threes for the club.—
David Troy OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
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There's no need for Cher to want to turn back time, as the music legend arrived at the Met Gala in black lace and leather.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
5 May 2026
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These in turn create pressure requests directed at the front calipers, where electrohydraulic actuators with pistons push on them to apply braking pressure to the wheels.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
6 May 2026
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Imagining an eternity of this, Creasy disables his car’s braking system and drives into a concrete pylon.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2026
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An anchor who holds back may have a tougher time.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
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Right now, cities are starved of revenue because large commercial property owners are paying artificially low, outdated tax rates and that holds back local investment in schools, housing and infrastructure.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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When workers checked the drop box, there was a miscommunication about whether it had been fully emptied, the office said.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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For buyers who want history without isolation, Mistletoe Heights checks both boxes.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
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Minnesota court records show that Kazmierczak, who was convicted of felony auto theft in 1989, has been arrested multiple times for driving under the influence and has had numerous traffic citations.—
Tim Sullivan,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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The Folsom Police Department announced Thursday that officers stopped the driver May 1, arrested the person on suspicion of driving under the influence and booked them into the Sacramento County Jail.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2026
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The speed cams in work zones photograph drivers and time-stamp the images at two locations.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
1 May 2026
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The King also got to stamp a Park Passport with a stamp specially commissioned for the occasion.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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The rule of three or the three sisters planting method, commonly known as companion planting, is the practice of growing corn, beans, and squash together.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
4 May 2026
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New nests that consist of a cell or two can be squashed; wear gloves or use a broom to knock it down.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
2 May 2026
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Fungicides, for instance, are used to suppress disease-causing pathogens like blights and leaf spots, but might also impact beneficial microbes that live in flowers.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Apr. 2026
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Researchers from the University of Bristol in England and the University at Buffalo in New York found that people actively trying to suppress food cravings were more likely to spend time watching indulgent food content online — yet ended up eating less of it afterward.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Clamp down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clamp%20down. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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